National Weather Service

I don't know about you, but Thursday's temperature of 33 degrees made it feel to me like we'd hit the first day of Spring. Especially since many of us were shocked by the crazy cold temperatures we got on Wednesday.

I think it's fair to assume that most of us are really tired of this incredibly frigid weather we've been enduring off and on for nearly two weeks.

You've no doubt noticed that it's hot and getting hotter in and around the Rockford area, but how hot do we need to get to tie or break the record that was set in Rockford in 1936?

Officials are warning everyone not to get in the water, especially after two drownings in Lake Michigan over the weekend.

After April 9th most of us here in Northern IL and Ogle County now know what an EF-4 tornado is. Here's how the National Weather Service determines which of the six types of tornadoes touch down.